About the Authors

Karoun H. Bagamian

karoun11@gmail.com

Affiliations Population Biology, Ecology and Evolution Program, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Viral Special Pathogens Branch, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Department of Biology, Montana Tech, University of Montana, Butte, Montana, United States of America

Jonathan S. Towner

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Amy J. Kuenzi

Affiliation Department of Biology, Montana Tech, University of Montana, Butte, Montana, United States of America

Richard J. Douglass

Affiliation Department of Biology, Montana Tech, University of Montana, Butte, Montana, United States of America

Pierre E. Rollin

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Lance A. Waller

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

James N. Mills

Affiliations Population Biology, Ecology and Evolution Program, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Viral Special Pathogens Branch, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KHB JST JNM. Performed the experiments: KHB. Analyzed the data: KHB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RJD PER JST JNM AJK LAW. Wrote the paper: KHB RJD JNM AJK LAW JST PER.